Verse 10

Do not abandon your friend or your father's friend, and do not go to your brother’s house in your day of disaster; better a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Ikke forlat din venn og din fars venn, og gå ikke inn i din brors hus på din nøds dag. Bedre er en nær nabo enn en fjern bror.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Forlat ikke din venn og din fars venn; ei heller gå til din brors hus på din nødens dag: for bedre er en nabo som er nær enn en bror langt borte.

• Norsk King James

  Forsøm ikke din venn og din fars venn; gå ikke inn i din brors hus i nødens stund, for bedre er en nær nabo enn en bror som bor langt borte.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Forlat ikke din venn eller din fars venn, og oppsøk ikke brorens hus på ulykkens dag; en nabo nær er bedre enn en bror langt borte.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Forlat ikke din venn eller din fars venn, og gå ikke til din brors hus på din dag i nød. Bedre er en nabo nær enn en bror langt borte.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Ikke forlat din egen venn, eller din fars venn; og gå ikke inn i din brors hus på ulykkens dag, for bedre er en nabo i nærheten enn en bror langt borte.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Forlat ikke din venn eller din fars venn, og gå ikke til din brors hus i din ulykke, for en nær nabo er bedre enn en bror langt borte.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Ikke forlat din egen venn, eller din fars venn; og gå ikke inn i din brors hus på ulykkens dag, for bedre er en nabo i nærheten enn en bror langt borte.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Din venn og din fars venn, forlat dem ikke. Gå ikke inn i din brors hus på din ulykkes dag; en nær nabo er bedre enn en fjern bror.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Forlat ikke din venn og din fars venn; gå heller ikke til din brors hus på trengselens dag. En nabo i nærheten er bedre enn en bror langt borte.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Forlad ikke din Ven og din Faders Ven, og gak ikke i din Broders Huus paa din Modgangs Dag; en Nabo er bedre nær hos, end en Broder langt borte.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Forlat ikke din venn eller din fars venn, og gå ikke inn i din brors hus på ulykkens dag; for en nabo nærme er bedre enn en bror langt borte.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Do not forsake your own friend, nor your father's friend, and do not go into your brother's house in the day of your calamity; better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far away.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: for better is a neighbour that is near than a brother far off.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Forlat ikke din venn og din fars venn, gå ikke til din brors hus på dagen for din ulykke. Bedre er en nabo som er nær, enn en bror langt borte.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Forlat ikke din egen venn, og ikke din fars venn, og gå ikke inn i din brors hus på ulykkens dag; bedre er en nabo i nærheten enn en bror langt borte.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Din venn, og din fars venn, forsøm dem ikke; og gå ikke til brorens hus på din ulykkes dag: bedre er en nabo som er nær enn en bror langt borte.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Gi ikke opp din venn eller din fars venn; og gå ikke inn i din brors hus på nødens dag: bedre er en nabo i nærheten enn en bror langt borte.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Thyne owne frende and thy fathers frende se thou forsake not, but go not in to thy brothers house in tyme of thy trouble. Better is a frende at hode, then a brother farre of.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Thine owne friend and thy fathers friend forsake thou not: neither enter into thy brothers house in the day of thy calamitie: for better is a neighbour that is neere, then a brother farre off.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Thyne owne frende and thy fathers frende see thou forsake not, and go not into thy brothers house in tyme of thy trouble: for better is a frende at hand, then a brother farre of.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; neither go into thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: [for] better [is] a neighbour [that is] near than a brother far off.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: Better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Thine own friend, and the friend of thy father, forsake not, And the house of thy brother enter not In a day of thy calamity, Better `is' a near neighbour than a brother afar off.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not; And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity: Better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Do not give up your friend and your father's friend; and do not go into your brother's house in the day of your trouble: better is a neighbour who is near than a brother far off.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Don't forsake your friend and your father's friend. Don't go to your brother's house in the day of your disaster: better is a neighbor who is near than a distant brother.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Do not forsake your friend and your father’s friend, and do not enter your brother’s house in the day of your disaster; a neighbor nearby is better than a brother far away.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 18:24 : 24 A person with unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
• 1 Kgs 12:6-8 : 6 Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon while he was alive. He asked, "How do you advise me to answer these people?" 7 They replied, "If you will serve these people today and grant their request, speaking kind words to them, they will always be your servants." 8 But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders who had counseled him and instead consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.
• Prov 17:17 : 17 A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.
• 2 Sam 21:7 : 7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the Lord’s oath taken between David and Jonathan, son of Saul.
• Isa 41:8-9 : 8 But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend, 9 I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, 'You are my servant; I have chosen you and have not rejected you.' 10 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; indeed, I will help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
• Obad 1:12-14 : 12 But do not gloat over your brother on the day of his calamity; do not rejoice over the people of Judah on the day of their destruction; and do not boastfully speak on the day of distress. 13 Do not enter the gate of my people on the day of their disaster; do not gloat over their calamity on the day of their disaster; and do not reach out your hand to their wealth on the day of their disaster. 14 Do not stand at the crossroads to cut off their fugitives, and do not hand over their survivors on the day of distress.
• Luke 10:30-37 : 30 Jesus replied, 'A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half-dead.' 31 By chance, a priest was going down that road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 Likewise, a Levite came to the same place, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 35 The next day, he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.' 36 Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers? 37 The expert in the law replied, 'The one who showed him mercy.' Then Jesus said to him, 'Go and do likewise.'
• Acts 23:12 : 12 When daylight came, some of the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves under a curse, declaring that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
• Jer 2:5 : 5 This is what the LORD says: ‘What fault did your ancestors find in me that they strayed so far from me? They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves.
• Prov 19:7 : 7 All the relatives of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends avoid him. He pursues them with words, but they are not there.
• 2 Sam 19:24 : 24 The king said to Shimei, 'You shall not die.' And the king gave him his oath.
• 2 Sam 19:28 : 28 'Moreover, he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like an angel of God, so do what seems good to you.'
• 2 Chr 10:6-8 : 6 Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime, asking, "How would you advise me to answer these people?" 7 They replied, "If you are kind to these people, please them, and give them a favorable answer, they will always be your servants." 8 But Rehoboam rejected the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.
• 2 Chr 24:22 : 22 King Joash did not remember the kindness that Jehoiada, Zechariah's father, had shown him but killed his son. As Zechariah was dying, he said, 'May the Lord see this and call you to account.'
• Job 6:21-23 : 21 For now you have become like nothing to him; you see terror and are afraid. 22 Have I said, ‘Give to me,’ or, ‘Offer a bribe for me from your wealth’? 23 Or, ‘Deliver me from the hand of the adversary,’ or, ‘Redeem me from the hand of the ruthless’?
• Acts 23:23-35 : 23 Then he called two of the centurions and said, 'Get two hundred soldiers ready to go to Caesarea, along with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen, by nine o’clock tonight.' 24 Also provide mounts for Paul to ride so that he may be taken safely to Felix, the governor. 25 He wrote a letter containing the following: 26 Claudius Lysias, to His Excellency Governor Felix: Greetings. 27 This man was seized by the Jews and was about to be killed by them. I came with the troops and rescued him, having learned that he is a Roman citizen. 28 Wanting to know the exact charge they were bringing against him, I brought him down to their council. 29 I found that he was accused concerning matters of their law but had no charge against him deserving death or imprisonment. 30 When I was informed of a plot against the man, I sent him to you immediately and also instructed his accusers to state their case against him before you. Farewell. 31 So the soldiers, in accordance with their orders, took Paul and brought him by night to Antipatris. 32 The next day, they allowed the horsemen to proceed with him, while they returned to the barracks. 33 When they arrived in Caesarea, they delivered the letter to the governor and handed Paul over to him. 34 After reading the letter, the governor asked which province Paul was from. Learning that he was from Cilicia, 35 he said, 'I will hear your case when your accusers arrive.' Then he ordered him to be kept under guard in Herod’s palace.